WEBVTT BILL?BILL: WITH TIME RUNNING OUT ONTHE NCAA DECISION ON WHETHER ORNOT TO PAUL OUT OF NORTHCAROLINA FOR THE NEXT SIX YEARS,TODAY, THE GOVERNOR DID NOTOFFER ANY INDICATION THAT A DEALIS NEAR.THE GOVERNOR REPORTEDLY MET WITHSENATE LEADER PHIL BERGER ANDHOUSE SPEAKER TIM MOORE TODISCUSS HB2.CAN YOU DESCRIBE YOUR RECENTMEETING WITH REPUBLICANLEADERSHIP ON THE SUBJECT OFHB2?GOVERNOR COOPER: IT IS IMPORTANTTHAT WE CONTINUE TO TALK.WE HAVE NOT REACHED AGREEMENTYET AND WE ARE STILL A WAYS FROMTHAT.BILL: NEARLY A YEAR AFTER NORTHCAROLINA LAWMAKERS PASSED HB2 INA SPECIAL ONE-DAY SESSION,GOVERNOR COOPER SAYS THE TWOSIDES ARE STILL A WAYS FROM ANYAGREEMENT.IS THERE ANY HEADWAY?GOVERNOR COOPER: PEOPLE WEREHASHING OUT POSITIONS.WE ARE JUST GOING TO KEEPTALKING.BILL: NORTH CAROLINA'SLIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR KEEPSTALKING ABOUT HB2 AS WELL,SPEAKING IN TEXAS SUPPORTINGEFFORTS THERE TO ADOPT A SIMILARLAW.>> AND SO THIS IS NOT ANECONOMIC ISSUE.THIS IS ABOUT DOING THE RIGHTTHING.THERE IS NO PRICE TAG THAT YOUPUT ON THE HEAD OF A WOMAN OR ACHILD IN A PLACE OF PUBLICACCOMMODATION.YOU CAN'T PUT A PRICE TAG ONTHAT.NOT FOR AN NBA GAME, NOT FOR ANNCAA CHAMPIONSHIP.BILL: ARE THELIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR'S COMMENTSTROUBLESOME?DO THEY HURT THE PROCESS?GOVERNOR COOPER: CONTINUING TOADVOCATE FOR HOUSE BILL 2-LIKELEGISLATION HURTS BECAUSE ITEMBOLDENS THE PEOPLE WHO WANT TOKEEP THIS LAW.BILL: THE GOVERNOR SAYS THEREARE A LOT OF MEMBERS OF THELEGISLATURE WHO WANT TO KEEPHB2.THEY SEE IT AS A POSITIVE THING.